November 22, 2025: Fall Premier Americana: Day Three
Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc. info@jeffreysevans.com
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THOMAS NAST (GERMAN / AMERICAN, 1840-1902), ATTRIBUTED, POLITICAL ILLUSTRATION ART / GENRE SCENE, oil on canvas, depicting a gentleman in a hat reading a copy of "THE TIMES-PHILADELPHIA" which features a prominent headline of "VOTE / for / Mr. O'LAWSON" with other secondary headlines reading "A NEW ALMSHOUSE" and "A DRIFT OF OPINION", the man wears his spectacles low on his nose and holds a pipe in the hand he points to the newspaper with. A partial signature visible near the center base (partially obscured by inpainting) reads, in part, "Th. [short last name]." with some pieces of lettering visible matching the length of Nast's name and other examples of his signature. Housed in a later molded walnut frame with an early gilt liner. Second half 19th century. 28 1/2" x 22 1/2" sight, 35 3/4" x 29 3/5" OA.
Catalogue Note: Born in Germany in 1840, Thomas Nast immigrated to New York in 1846 and later had a very prominent career as an illustrator for Harper's Weekly. Having produced nearly 3,000 illustrations in his lifetime, most of his work revolves around the Civil War and other political topics of the mid-19th century, but he also is credited with producing some of the first depictions of Santa Claus based on the description in Clement Moore's 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (later "The Night Before Christmas"). Ulysses S. Grant is quoted saying that Thomas Nast, with his political cartoons, "did as much as any one man to preserve the Union and bring the war to an end".
In the 1880s Nast lost his fortune to a Ponzi scheme, and against the advice of his editor, left Harper's Weekly in 1887 later joining the Democratic National Committee as a contract cartoonist. After this move Nast never regained a national audience or secured a strong financial standing.
Very good restored condition having been relined and cleaned/resurfaced with scattered minor areas of inpainting probably repairing damage; a small area of inpainting over the center of the signature.
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